page_title: Artemisia Gentileschi
hierarchical_section_title: Artemisia Gentileschi
context_page_description: Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter. Her best known painting is Judith Beheading Holofernes. She was born in Rome. She was the first child of the Tuscan painter Orazio Gentileschi. She finished her first painting when she was 17. In 1611 she was raped by Agostino Tassi. Her father brought a lawsuit against him in 1612. Gentileschi married Pietro Antonio di Vicenzo Stiattesi that year.
context_section_description: Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8, 1593 – c. 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter. Her best known painting is Judith Beheading Holofernes. She was born in Rome. She was the first child of the Tuscan painter Orazio Gentileschi. She finished her first painting when she was 17. In 1611 she was raped by Agostino Tassi. Her father brought a lawsuit against him in 1612. Gentileschi married Pietro Antonio di Vicenzo Stiattesi that year.
caption: Artemisia Gentileschi self-portrait
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